NCT00090259

Brief Summary

This is a multicenter study to evaluate potential decrease in hospitalization events and time between events and increasing longevity in patients with symptomatic congestive heart failure and intolerant of first-line medication for heart failure. This study will evaluate if higher doses of the investigational drug given daily will be superior to the lower dose of the same investigational drug given daily.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
3,834

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3 heart-failure

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2001

Longer than P75 for phase_3 heart-failure

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 19, 2001

Completed
2.7 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 25, 2004

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 27, 2004

Completed
4.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 31, 2009

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 13, 2009

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

August 2, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

May 16, 2024

Status Verified

February 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

7.3 years

First QC Date

August 25, 2004

Results QC Date

June 30, 2010

Last Update Submit

May 8, 2024

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Number of Participants That Experienced One Component of the Composite Clinical Endpoint of All Cause Death or Hospitalization for Heart Failure

    Entire follow-up (median = 4.7 years)

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Number of Participants That Experienced One Components of the Composite Clinical Endpoint of All Cause Death or Cardiovascular Hospitalization

    Entire follow-up (median = 4.7 years)

  • Number of Participants That Died (Any Cause)

    Entire follow-up (median = 4.7 years)

  • Number of Participants That Were Hospitalized for Heart Failure

    Entire follow-up (median = 4.7 years)

  • Number of Participants That Experienced Cardiovascular Hospitalization

    Entire follow-up (median = 4.7 years)

Study Arms (2)

Losartan 50 mg

EXPERIMENTAL

50-mg losartan tablet administered daily with 1 tablet of 100-mg losartan placebo beginning Week 1 and continuing to end of study (up to 4 years)

Drug: Losartan 50 mg

Losartan 150 mg

EXPERIMENTAL

Titrated losartan administration up to daily 150-mg losartan: Week 1, daily 50-mg losartan tablet coadministered with 100-mg losartan placebo; Week 2, daily 50-mg losartan placebo coadministered with 100-mg losartan; Week 3 to end of study (up to 4 years), daily 50-mg losartan tablet coadministered with 100-mg losartan

Drug: Losartan 150 mg

Interventions

50-mg losartan oral tablet

Also known as: Losartan potassium
Losartan 50 mg

100-mg losartan oral tablet + 50-mg losartan oral tablet

Also known as: Losartan potassium
Losartan 150 mg

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Symptomatic heart failure with known or recently diagnosed intolerance of treatment with first-line medication for heart failure
  • May or may not be receiving an alternative and/or additional drug treatment

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (4)

  • Upshaw JN, Konstam MA, Klaveren Dv, Noubary F, Huggins GS, Kent DM. Multistate Model to Predict Heart Failure Hospitalizations and All-Cause Mortality in Outpatients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: Model Derivation and External Validation. Circ Heart Fail. 2016 Aug;9(8):e003146. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.116.003146.

  • Rossignol P, Girerd N, Gregory D, Massaro J, Konstam MA, Zannad F. Increased visit-to-visit blood pressure variability is associated with worse cardiovascular outcomes in low ejection fraction heart failure patients: Insights from the HEAAL study. Int J Cardiol. 2015;187:183-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.169. Epub 2015 Mar 17.

  • Kiernan MS, Gregory D, Sarnak MJ, Rossignol P, Massaro J, Kociol R, Zannad F, Konstam MA. Early and late effects of high- versus low-dose angiotensin receptor blockade on renal function and outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure. JACC Heart Fail. 2015 Mar;3(3):214-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2014.11.004.

  • Konstam MA, Neaton JD, Dickstein K, Drexler H, Komajda M, Martinez FA, Riegger GA, Malbecq W, Smith RD, Guptha S, Poole-Wilson PA; HEAAL Investigators. Effects of high-dose versus low-dose losartan on clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure (HEAAL study): a randomised, double-blind trial. Lancet. 2009 Nov 28;374(9704):1840-8. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61913-9. Epub 2009 Nov 16.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heart Failure

Interventions

Losartan

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Biphenyl CompoundsBenzene DerivativesHydrocarbons, AromaticHydrocarbons, CyclicHydrocarbonsOrganic ChemicalsImidazolesAzolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsTetrazoles

Results Point of Contact

Title
Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Development
Organization
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp

Study Officials

  • Medical Monitor

    Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 25, 2004

First Posted

August 27, 2004

Study Start

December 19, 2001

Primary Completion

March 31, 2009

Study Completion

May 13, 2009

Last Updated

May 16, 2024

Results First Posted

August 2, 2010

Record last verified: 2022-02

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share